Aug
09
2008
I subscribe to Fast Forward’s RSS feed and here’s another good reason why - it originates from a NY Times article - If the US State Department Can Use Wikis and Blogs Effectively, So Can Your Organization ?
Excerpt: I came across a recent NY Times article about the growing use of wikis and blogs within the US State Department, an organization that clearly has interest in controlling its messages AND in understanding better how to use information, knowledge and brainpower to be effective. Read in full here
Apr
24
2008
Great story in INC Mag’s March issue about Blogger.com and Twitter founder Evan Williams
Excerpt: Eventually, Williams sends me an apologetic text message–we resolve to push back the meeting slightly–and then he does something else: He uses Twitter to send a text message to, oh, a few thousand people: “Late for my first meeting of the year and in need of a shave.”
Read the entire story here
Sep
01
2007
Get ready for the rise of the digital free agents: talented employees, well connected with technical gizmos, but with compelling lives outside of work.
The term, which describes people who use technology to manage the blending of their two lives, has been coined by research firm Gartner in an attempt to help chief information officers (CIOs) prepare for the increasing demands on their networks.
Fiona Smith AFR
http://newsletter.mycareer.com.au/general/jun07/job-update/section/fionasmith.aspx?s_rid=smh%3Amycareersmhage&s_cid=595605
Mar
04
2007
There are four levels of conscious and unconscious competence:
1. Unconscious incompetence - You don’t know what you don’t know.
2. Conscious incompetence - You are very aware of what you don’t know.
3. Conscious competence - You are very aware of what you do know.
4. Unconscious competence - you can use your knowledge without thinking about it.
